I-75 to stay clogged

Motorists on Interstate 75 through Saginaw County will put up with closures and delays through late November -- and possibly early December -- before they get an orange barrel break until work resumes in April.

The work is part of a $50 million, two-year bridge and road restoration project on I-75 between Birch Run Creek and Bridgeport, specifically between Exit 136 in Birch Run and Exit 144 in Bridgeport, said state Department of Transportation spokeswoman Anita Richardson.

Bridge and road work will leave three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes open Wednesday through Saturday each week before the configuration switches to three southbound lanes and two northbound lanes open Saturday through Wednesday each week. A barrier wall will separate traffic.

From Monday through Friday, Nov. 16, crews will close the southbound I-75 ramp off Dixie to accommodate the final phase of construction.